Peter Loveday wrote: >>>>> You didn't scratch up the lens mount trying to get the bayonet lined >>>>> up, >>>>> like with the K-mount, instead you simply cross-threaded the lens. >>>>> >>>> Before Pentax buggered up the lens release, and took the dits off the >>>> lenses, there was never an excuse to mis mount a K mount lens. >>> Buggered up the lens release? I find the lenses more difficult to take >>> off the DSLR than the film cameras but haven't been able to, er, put my >>> finger on why. What's your take on the matter? >>> >> The release is badly located. With the more typical location on the >> other side of the mount(like Nikon and Canon EF) you can, with a little >> practice, operate the release with the same hand that grips the lens as >> you remove it. Makes for really quick lens swaps. The release location >> is my one beef with the K mount design from an ergonomics standpoint. > > Hmm... but Bill indicated that the K mount was better before they buggered > it up... I don't think K mount has ever had the release on the other side, > has it? At least none of my bodies do (admittedly I don't have a K series, > only M and later) > > - Peter >
Well, the lever-type release on older bodies is much easier to use than the button on newer bodies, but I don't like either due to the poor choice in location. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
